Prerequisite for Irrlicht?

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Freiza
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Prerequisite for Irrlicht?

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Is it necessary to learn Opengl/Directx before learning Irrlicht?
What are Prerequisites for Irrlicht.
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Re: Prerequisite for Irrlicht?

Post by Cube_ »

no, it is not necessary to know OpenGL or DirectX to use irrlicht.
The pre-requisites are as following:
1.knowledge of C++
2.a reasonably modern C++ compiler (if not using microsoft visual studio with windows 8.1 SDK)
3.the ability to compile a dynamic library and link it to an executable (see 1.)
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